GERMAN SAMOA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 724, 25 January 1910, Page 6

GERMAN SAMOA.

■■i3micAN;;jpTON^isrs"'vp.si6]Sty .v. (By, Telegraph.—Press'. Association'.)'. .''/ : :.!■• . ; -.:: :::; : : -Auckland," January/24^V ■Mr/fA/-D.''Fairl)airn, ; . ; aa vAmerican , : journalist/ who arrived by;.the San Pran-v cisco ; steamer. Tymeric; says .-that,' smart- > ing,under what they declare/unjust'ond wholly .unnecessary 'taxation/ ■'■■' English,v Aniencau,-'and -many-German residents ':■ of Geraiun Sainoa. have formed a secret, alliance to■ obtain redress. .They declare '■■' that the''Governor ; -' (Dr. ,'SoH).;: and '.his'' council , ,have exercised most - /arbitrary;. power, and inflicted .burdens oii white men. that have become unbearable; Everythiug.is'''taxed,front.-.', a-' scrubbing brush •■ to: a buggy and pair/" English and Ameri- ■ can , residents, produce nearly' nil the material wealth of the islands, and have/ab-. solutoly no. say in the. Government. ; It,: is - true two. Englishmen have seats on- the council,' whish "assists" Governor Soil in. the; administration of affairs, but,their. §'6sitibn : is'mcrc empty.' honour;' as they, o none of tbu -governing.'. Despairing of/ obtaining /any, ... consideration /. at: v the' . hands of the.local^Government,theiqver-.: bnrdbned 'taxpayers , ', are seriously.' -con- ; .templating sending a.delegation to Berlin, where relief would bo 'sought V.at ,th?/' hands;, of., tho, German/ Chancellor; ./i.K . V ,"Questiohed regarding tho feeling of the natives,' Mr .Fairbairn said:' 'The : natiyea ' are grumbling • over thcVexcessive/oxac-' tionsr.of.-tlie Go'v'ornmenti and many ;■ of thomdeclared. in my: presence that.they/ would ! wolcomo tho return of Great; Bri- \ tain to-.tho'lslands.'V.'--. ■ > //J.', ■■"■'.